In preparation for my drawing course during the fall, I have begun looking at information for the course. I have looked at information in the North Carolina Community College System Common Course Library, as well a previous semester syllibi from CPCC. I will be taking the course at Gaston, but I assume the courses will […]
What is it that attracts me to drawing? It is a simple art form. Lines and textures create the image. Nothing excessive, color isn’t even a consideration on most. I have sought to understand my interest in a book I have on the topic of drawing. I have seen many drawings that do not interest […]
The summer grades have been released: ENG-125 83 Creative Writing I A 3.00
I received my latest Galls catalog today in the mail inside of a clear USPS bag. Here is the label from the bag. I was already pissed at USPS this week because they managed to not follow simple instructions (scan a SCAN form to expedite tracking), and in the past few months, general mail delivery […]
Assignment: Describe the smells in one of these places: a church, a hospital waiting room, a public bathroom, a library. (In 3-4 paragraphs or 1 poem.) Response: Early in the morning Enter the old building Walls of stone and mortar The lobby smells like a damp cave Moving into the library itself The odors of […]
I have decided to take Drawing 1 during the fall semester for my pleasure. Drawing is something I have always had problems with, even something as simple as a sketch of a ceramic piece. I hope to be able to potentially take figure drawing in the spring. The human body has always been something that […]
I have finished my final assignments and the Summer 2007 semester is now finished for me. I now find myself trying to figure out what I will do with my time now that I am not constantly thinking of the next assignment due. I think my plans for the remainder of the summer include teaching […]
Assignment: Write a poem using one of the following quotes as an epigraph at the start of the poem: “The World is Change; life is opinion” – Democritus “Worlds are altered rather than destroyed”- Democritus “What we call the beginning is often the end”-T. S. Eliot “Love takes up where knowledge leaves off”-St. Thomas Aquinas […]
Assignment: Write a conversation between two people who know each other very well. Have them involved in a complex activity, but they should not talk about the activity. Show how two people might think they know each other but really don’t and at times don’t listen to one another. Response: Before reading this piece: [Please […]
Assignment: Write a scene with two people in a kitchen. Describe the cookery, the food being prepared, and SHOW (not tell) us how all of this helps us to understand their relationship. Response: The kitchen smells of garlic and tomato, the smell penetrates the air and is the first thing noticed upon entering the house. […]